Is there anything better than curling up in your comfiest clothes with a good-e-reader or real life-book? Maybe there's a fire crackling on real wood or with the aid of gas, maybe your puppy is nestled by your side, maybe rain is tap tap tapping on the window sill. Or perhaps chilly clear streaks of [...]
I haven't posted in a week, but that's ok because like Kendrick Lamar, I still love myself. Here, have some Sunday Reads, y'all. ~ "Feminist or a Womanist" by Staceyann Chinn. She is brilliant, powerful, and is giving me major fro envy. "Fifth Avenue, Uptown" by James Baldwin. A beautiful essay about how his neighborhood had changed [...]
Today's a big day: we celebrate both Super Bowl Sunday and the start of Black History Month. Not to mention Langston Hughes' 113th birthday! I'm rooting for the Patriots (we lived in the Boston area for a few years that happened to be some of their winningest sports-wise) and am lucky enough to be able to [...]
Sundays are funny because they are tinged with both optimism (how glorious--a brand new week!) and mild panic (oh no, I wasted my whole weekend on Netflix and tumblr!) Either way, the bittersweet endnote to the week was made for reading, and that's just what I'll do. In other news, it's sunny and gorgeous here in Cali, [...]
So last night I saw Selma. It begins with Dr. King preparing for his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech, him looking dapper and Mrs. King (played by Carmen Ejojo) as elegant as ever. The film is a tour-de-force; the cinematography, the direction, the score. And David Oyelowo as Dr. King gives one of the most [...]
Helloooooo 2015! If you're tired of "Best of 2014" lists, here is some fresh new writing to get your week started. This short, sweet essay from The Rumpus about the ways in which a loving little baby and a heartbroken grown woman took care of one another. Celeste Ng's recent article for Salon, on the vast yet much-overlooked [...]
Hello dearest readers, it is with great relief that I bid 2014 adieu. It was a tumultuous year, filled with some of the greatest joy and most terrible sorrow I have ever felt. My resolutions are simple: to love and listen to myself and others, to be kind to my body with exercise, water, veggies, and [...]
Happy Sunday, everyone! If you work this week, try to strike a perfect balance between productivity and candy-cane fueled procrastination. It's difficult, but I believe in you. If you're off, have fun, don't forget to leave your den of Netflix and leftover Christmas ham to spend time with friends and family (you know, real people). In the [...]
Hello dear readers! Unfortunately, I missed Sunday Reads this week because I've been SO SLEEPY. It's probably a remnant of the yearly reboot that always happens around finals, even though I'm not in school anymore. My body is like "Ok, too much information and wear and tear, time to restart and update!" Only, I still [...]
I chose this title mostly because I recently watched Frozen for the first time (I know, I know) and it was amazing and I loved it and if I were still a little girl I would probably watch it every night and dress up as Elsa for Halloween. But I also chose the theme "Let [...]
Around the World in 80 Plays 